As Erick mentioned before. ANY team with a fan base less wussy than ours would have his head on a stick. Imagine the most rambunctious college coach-Kiffin, wearing a Tebow Jersey and saying that... From the jester that he is, that would still not sit right with the fan base.

This is more comparable to Fulmer (considering his demeanor and legacy) wearing a Georgia or Florida Jersey. Think some people wouldn't be pissed? It comes down to the fact that Titans fans are mostly prideless. Not just because of a bad season. It's because we as a fan base are Fly-by-Nighters, like Bud Adams. Like father, like children. The point I'm trying to make.. the more die-hard the fan base, the less shenanigans you will stomach.

Obviously here, most of us are some of the dedicated ones. And I don't question anyone's fanship here, because you wouldn't spend your time bantering about something you don't care about, honestly.

Come to the home games in December if you don't believe me, versus going to a home game in Cleveland when the season is lost. Titans fans overall are lackadaisical, and don't care unless their team is winning. So if you take pride in nothing, there's nothing to be offended about when the leader of the team says derogatory things, even in jest.

If we had the track record that the Jags had, and if we didn't have businessmen buying out the seats, I would argue we'd be in the same boat as they are. But we've had some good seasons, and some division championships to keep fans hanging on. Jax has hardly anything of the sort, except for a few playoff appearances.

Thank you for a well thought out post, and not some fanatical nonsense. I am going to disagree on a few points though. One, we arent like Jacksonville in the least, because our fanbase still buys tickets. Yes, it sucks to see so many empty seats at times, but those tickets are still sold. Two, some of that has to do with the size of our market. Obviously the larger cities have a bigger fan base, which means it is easier to get rid of tickets for games you dont plan on attending. And 3, you have to look at why some markets are more "prideful". Philly has a rabid fanbase. It is also one of the least mobile cities in the country, meaning if you are born in Philly, you are likely to remain in PHilly your whole life, so your teams become a bigger part of your life. I would much rather have a calmer fan base, than have to worry about constant fights in the stands and things of that nature. Someone was killed outside a Phillies game this year in the parking lot. Philly fans would say they are prideful, I would say they are over the top. Nashville, conversely is a transplant city. With the exception of Memphis, there are more people that have moved here from Los Angeles, than any other city in the country, for example. Because of that, a large portion of our population cheers for another team, or is at least bi-loyal so to speak. So while I dont disagree that our fanbase is much calmer (I wouldnt necessarily say less prideful) than a lot of other cities, I think you have to look at the reasons for that.

A moronic move by Fish. A team that has never won a super bowl has the league's best record one year. The very next, they start 0-6, and after suffering the worst loss a team has had in three decades, he puts on a division rivals jersey.

Fans are pissed. And people are surprised? Guh?

I realize it was a Dungy tribute, but it was still moronic, if not just badly thought out. Was this really the best idea he could come up with? Man, no wonder our play-calling has been so bad...

It's okay to sell out your team, your employer, and your city.. As long as its for Charity...

What's pisses me off even more than initial incident is how he's responded. Saying "I apologize if I offended anyone..... but I'd do it all over again" isn't a real apology. That's just a lame attempt to get the critics off his back. He should've said something like "I didn't realize how much it might offend some fans and I'm sorry." THE END. No addendum of "But I'd do it all over again." This is but a small sample of his gigantic ego. As we all know, the guy simply isn't capable of taking responsibility for any if his mistakes.

And saying it was for charity is such a copout. He didn't have to go that far. I was listening to 104.5 today and Plaster was saying he sees where Jeff is coming from because one time someone offered to give a charity $1000 if he would sing Rocky Top. Only problem is that it isn't the same at all. Nobody was donating money to a charity if Jeff did that.

Look, you have no idea what you are talking about.... at all. You keep ranting about how only a small pocket of fans on this forum are upset, which is absolutely absurd.
I live in Tennessee. I've talked to several Titans fans about this today and a grand total of zero of them were cool with it. I've even talked to friends and colleagues who are fans of OTHER teams that said they'd be very pissed off if their coach did this.

To sit here and act like you know what's going on with the Titans fan base when you clearly do not is just ignorant.

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